Ben Okri and Jason Silva are redefining art and innovation at the UNFINISHED Festival
The UNFINISHED Festival in Romania brings together innovators and visionaries from various fields, providing a unique space for reflection, socializing, and collaboration. Among the renowned participants of this year’s edition are Ben Okri, a novelist and poet who won the prestigious Booker Prize, and Jason Silva, an author, vlogger, director, and Emmy-nominated
tv personality. In an interview, the two discuss essential themes such as artistic freedom, the future of humanity, and the role of art in an increasingly digitalized world.
Discover how literature, imagination, and interdisciplinarity can shape not only art but also our collective future. The UNFINISHED Festival, as a catalyst for these transformations, inspires innovative collaborations and new perspectives on contemporary challenges.
UNFINISHED Festival will take place from September 27 to 29 in Bucharest, at 46 Dionisie Lupu Street, in the House of Ideas, along with its garden and the heritage greenhouse. The only way to attend is by submitting an application at apply.unfinished.ro, with the deadline being September 25, at 11:59 PM.
Sir Ben Okri is one of the most celebrated contemporary writers, known for his distinctive style that blends reflections on social and political realities with remarkably deep prose. Among his many achievements are the publication of the novels The Famished Road, for which he won the Booker Prize, and Astonishing the Gods, selected by the BBC as one of the „100 Novels That Shaped Our World”. Referring to the UNFINISHED Festival, the artist emphasizes that magic is born when creative people collaborate for a common purpose and destination.
„The Famished Road” is a globally appreciated work for its depth and complexity. What inspired you to create this story, and what other (…)